Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,131, Robert Geer, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Comm.
Geur, Robert
S. 13/31
CONTENTS
carded

8905 Albany New York
E Ames 16 Febry 1836
Robert Beer
Warrant in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Belcher of the Reg t commanded
by Col d Selden in the line for 5 months and 25 days private 4 -- " 13 ds Marine 1 -- " 10 ds Inf y Sept r
Increased from $26.00
inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of $18. Dollars 87 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Feb y 1836 and sent to W B Dodge Esq. Warrenhurst
Arrears to the 4th of : " Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan d Boy d Clerk Book 82 Vol. 4 Page 26

No. 12,866
Robert Geer Warren County
New York
Private service not allowed
admitted.
5 mo 25 days Private
60 days Master Sergeant
Thomas Archibald
Clerk, Warren County
New York

BRIEF in the case of Robert Geer County of Warren in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? About 78 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1776 5 25 Private Gen. Capt. Mr. Belcher, Col. Asa Selden   " " 1778 or 9 40 Quartermaster Major Waterman Clegg   7 50 Sergeant Genl. Wadsworth   The Applicant states he was enlisted as a Privateers man for 6 months on board the Ship Oliver Cromwell Private Genl. Tyler   Capt. Joseph Carey  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Orchard (so called)  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New London County, Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Daniel D. Davidson Examining Clerk.

State of New York
County of Warren
On the eighteenth day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judge thereof to wit: Seth D. Baldwin and Judge Thomas Pattison, Horace Barber, Abby May and Francis D. Micks his associates, Judges of the court of common pleas in the county of Warren, State of New York now sitting in the Court House in the town of Caldwell in said County. Robert Deer. A Resident of the town of Warrenburgh in the County of Warren in the State of New York aged about Seventy eight - Years who being first duly sworn according to law, both upon his oath, make the following declaration in order to claim the benefit of the act of Congress passed March 3rd 1832.
That in the year 1776. he enlisted as a common soldier in a company commanded by Capt. William Belcher, in Col. Samuel Selden's Regiment of Connecticut Troops, Jonathan Latimer Lieut. Col. & Waterman Clift Major, Genl. Wadsworth's Brigade, he equipped himself & armed at the City of New York the fifth of July 1776. where he was stationed and remained with the regiment then, until the British came to Long Island, when he with the Regiment went to Long Island, where he remained until the retreat from Long Island in the night - does not now recollect how long he remained at New York before he went to Long Island, or how long on the Island, - it was but a few days, they staid on the Island - after remaining a few days in the city, he and the Regiment, went out on the East River, and lay off against three British ships with troops on board, which were endeavoring to land. The troops from the ships landed near Harlem heights, the Regiment in belonging to opposed their landing, and afterwards the Regiment retreated to Harlem heights & there erected some works of defense, and as the British ships passed the chowance de frize by Fort's Washington and Lee, the Regiment went to the Mile Square (so called) and from thence to White Plains - they arrived at White Plains some time in the Month of October 1776. and on the first day of November of that year at White Plains he received a Warrant as Quarter Master's Sergeant in his Regiment, signed by Lieut. Col. Jonathan Latimer (Col. Selden having before then been taken prisoner at the time of the fight near the orchards (so called) between New York & Harlem heights, in which the Regiment was engaged, opposing the landing of the British troops from

the Ship as above mentioned) - About the first of December 1776. the Regiment left White Plains and was marched to Peekskill where the Regiment remained for two or three weeks, when the  it Regiment was marched to North Castle Church, where the Regiment to was discharged at Bedford New purchase, the twenty fifth day of December 1776 by general order - That he continued in the service on this enlistment doing duty as a soldier, and as 2 nd Artillery Sergeant, and as Quarters Master, in his absence, from about the first of July 1776. to the 25 th of December of that year, when he was honorably discharged as above - In the Spring of 1777 - he enlisted at New London as a privateer man, on board the ship Oliver Cromwell, commanded by Capt. Seth Hardin, for the term of six months, he went during this time from New London, to New Bedford, from there to Holmes's hole Vineyard, from there to Nantucket, from thence to sea, cruizing on the road from Jamaica to England - during this cruise, took a brig from Cork bound to New foundland - manning her & sent her into New Bedford in Mass s - also a ship from Quebec to Jamaica - this ship was retaken by the enemy & sent into Halifax - also took the packet ship "Weymouth" from Senegal to England, with 71. prisoners, and landed with her first at Kennebec and afterwards run with her to Boston - we landed Capt. Hardin at Quincy Kennebec, who came by land to Boston & met us there - he was discharged from this service at Boston - had a written discharge, which is long since lost - Among the prisoners taken on board the Weymouth, was a British Navy Captain or Admiral as he was then called, who was afterwards exchanged for Capt. Moulton  as he then underwent - His Officers names were Capt. Hardin - Lieutenants Timothy Parker, John Chapman, Sam Smith - Sailing Master Frisbee - In bringing in the Weymouth into Kennebec an attempt was made by one Rice Sailing Master's Mate, to liberate the Weymouth by treachery, which was providentially and timely discovered, by Capt. Hardin, and the mate was secured in irons, and the prize brought in as above -
In the year 1778. or 1779. he served in the Connecticut Militia in a Brigade commanded by Gen t Tyler, his Col o name he does not now recollect, his Captain's name was Joseph Cary, about forty days, - joined the Brigade at Warwick, were ordered to New London, before they arrived there, were ordered to Providence in Rhode Island, where he was discharged -

That Lord Tucker and his wife Mary, now of Wannenburg are the only persons, who can be obtained by him now, who know of his services in the Revolutionary war -
That he has no documentary evidence of his services except his warrant as Larter Master's Sergeant, which is hereto annexed -
1 st I was born in Preston New London County Connecticut, in 1754 2 nd The Record of my age is in Preston Open and I will 78, 25 November next 3 rd I Resided in Preston when I joined the service since the Revolution I have principally Resided in said Preston I have resided and have Resided in Groton in Litchfield County New York 22 years 4 th I was wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill 5 th I was wounded in the Battle of Saratoga and for forth as I have already stated He hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State
Robert Green
Subscribed & Sworn before me in open Court this 19 th day of September A.D. 1832
Thomas Archibald Clerk

Perkins
13131 INVALID.
Perkins
File No. 13131
Robert E. Lee
Sergt Genl War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 139
[Arrangement of 1870.]

128 late
8905
New York
Let to W.E. Dodge 27 th Oct 1835
Robert Geer
of Warren Co in the State of New York who was a for Lieut. in the Company commanded by Captain Belcher of the Regt. commanded by Col. Selden in the Cont. ma une for 5 mo 25 d. pri 1 " 10 " def
3
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 26 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of May 1833 and sent to Mrs. Archibald C.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. of 1833 $ 52.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept. 1 13.00
1111
$ 65.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W.L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 70

S. File 13131 Robert Geer Comm.
2

State of Connecticut
Robert Green, Greeting -
You being appointed Quartermaster Sergeant of a Regiment now under my Command raised by the State of Connecticut for the defence of this & the rest of the United States of America - you are therefore to do the duty of a Quartermaster Sergeant in said Regiment according to Military Laws and Discipline pursuant to the trust reposed in you
Given under my hand at White- =poldins this first day of November 1776
Jon a Latimer L: Colo

State of Connecticut Comptroller's office Hartford 28 th May 1835
On examination of the Files of this office, it appears that Robert Beer served in the capacity of a marine on board the Ship Oliver Cromwell (belonging to the State of Connecticut) Seth Harding Esq Commander from the 9 th day of May to the 22 nd day of September 1777- four months thirteen days, and received wages at two pounds per month amounting to £8.17.4-
Certified by Roger Huntington Comptroller of Public Accounts

Payments to be made at New York by Genl. U. S. D. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of New York
Spencer
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 4 Page 21 by W. L. Williams Clerk.
in Captain William Belcher's Co. Infantry in Col. Selden's Regiment Resided in Warrensburg 24 years last month 1833 Previous thereto Resided in Preston Connecticut

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Robert Geer of the State of New York who was a Private and Sergeant in the Revolutionary war is entitled to receive Twenty Five dollars and 83 cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 2 day of
May one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
W. L. C. [Signature]
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards [Signature]
Commissioner of Pensions.

Warrenton N.C. Augt 7. 1835.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commission Merchant Washington D.C.
Richard D. Webb Dear Friend
Prof. Egan
Mr. A. H. 7 mo. 1835

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford May 28 th 1835
On examination of the files of this Office , it appears that Robert Geer served in the capacity of a mariner on board of the ship Oliver Cromwell (belonging to the State of Connecticut) Seth Harding Esq. Commander from the 9 th day of May, to the 22 nd day of September 1777. Four months thirteen days received wages at two pounds per month amounting to £8. 17. 4.
Certified by Roger Huntington Comptroller of public accounts
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dr Sir The above is a copy of an original certificate (recently obtained) in the possession of Robert Geer, a revolutionary pensioner of the U. S. - His original papers were not prepared by me, but I understand the time of his services as a mariner, as above, was stated in his original declaration, but no allowance was made for the services for want of proof - but an allowance was made for other services stated in his declaration for which he has a certificate, & has for sometime regularly drawn his pension under it. all which I suppose appears from the records of your department.
The instructions of the department are requested, as to what further steps will be necessary to enable the said Geer to obtain a pension or sum, additional to what he now receives, for the time stated in the above certificate of the Comptroller of Conn. - As whether anything more is requisite than to forward said certificate to your dept.?
Respectfully &c
W. E. Dodge

12.866
Robert Green
Application for Pension
admitted.
5 mo. 25 days Private 1 mo. 10 day 2.M. Sergeant
$40.87
2
16.66 2.75 5.10 26.01
Feb 10 36 increased
5 mo. 25 da. pri 4 " 13. - Marine
10. 8.
1 mo 10 da 2d M. Serjt.
W. E. Dodge Esq Warrenburgh N. York

We Thomas Patterson and Dudley Farlin Joseph of Newmansburgh in the County of Ulster and State of New York
Residing in _____ hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Green _____ who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and we believe him to be seventy eight years of age and that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and we can concur in that opinion
Subscribed & sworn before me in open Court this 19 th day of September 1832
Dudley Farlin Thomas Patterson
Thomas Archibald Clerk
And the Court says do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the deponent that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Dudley Farlin late Sheriff of the County of Ulster and Thomas Patterson were a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County (Residents of the town of Newmansburgh in said County) in the State of New York who subscribed their names to the preceding Certificate on credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Seth Baldwin First Judge
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Ulster State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Green for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 A.D. 1832 in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office this 19 th day of September A.D. 1832
Thomas Archibald Clerk

State of New York } Warren County } ss.
Joeth Tucker of the town of Warrensburgh in said County a Revolutionary Soldier being sworn in due form makes oath and saith that he is well acquainted with Robert Gyer of said town, That this deponent was confined by sickness in a Hospital on the Island of New York in the year 1776. That he there saw the above named Robert Gyer, and that the said Robert Gyer then informed this deponent that he was then enlisted in the Army of the Revolution for six months which information this deponent verily believes is true
Joeth Tucker
Subscribed & sworn before me in open Court this 19 th day of September 1832
Thomas Archibald Clerk